Fish-bait.



P. A. ALGER.

FISH BAIT.

APPLICATION FILED APB.26,1909.

Patented May 3; 1910.

FERN KL. INA. ALGEJR m WM,

' afl oweq UNITED, TATES PATENT orrrou.

FRANKLIN A.- AL'oEn, or GRAND mms, MICHIGAN.

Elsa-Barr.

lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the. invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

, ably 0 My invention relates to improvements in fish bait, and its object is to provide the same with improved means for detachably securing thehooks thereto;to provide the device with means whereby it will normally float at the surface when not in motion, and will, when moved through the water, run below the surface to a greater or less extent; and to provide the same with various new and useful features, hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The device consists essentially of a fishshaped body having side arms pivotally inserted therein, an inclined plate embracing the forward end of the device, and with the rear end of the same elevated and detachably. engaging hooks on the arms, whereby fish 'hooks'may'be readily removed from and replaced upon the arms, an'd'the device caused to dive beneath the surface of the water whendrawn throu h the same, as will more fully appear by refierence to the accompanying drawings, in which:

igure 1 is a side elevation of a bait embodylng my invention; Fig. 2 a plan view of the same; Fig. 3 a detail in side elevation with partsbroken away; Fig. 4 a erspective detail of the inclined plate; and Fig. 5 a transverse section of the device on the line .55 of Fig. 1. I

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures- I a 1 represents a fish-shaped body, preferwood, or some material lighter than water, balll istedj by a weight 14 inserted therein, p eferably of lead, whereby the body-will assume an upright. position 1n the water ,and float at, the surface of the same when not in motion.

2 is a tail spinner, 3 are hooks, and 4 a screw eye on which the spinner and hooks are mounted. Double side hooks are provided, which hooks' are detachably secured to the sides of the body by means of arms Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 26, 1909. SerialNo. 492,347.

in the county of.

Pateiitd May 3, 1910.

6 rotative therein and extendin forward and thence upward and'inserted 1n the eye of the hooks. The upper ends of these arms are provided with rearwardly turned hooks 7 which extend through openings in the respective ends of a U-shaped plate 8, which plate embraces the forward end of the body and is provided with an up-turned e e 9 having anopening above the plane 0 the forward part of the plate, through which openin extends a screw e e 10 into the axis of the 0d and provide with a collar 11 which bin s the eye 9 firmly against the end of the body when the screw eye is turned into place. On this screw eye is a small sheet metal fish shaped plate 12, suggestive of a minnow, having at its forward end an opening 13 to which the fish line is attached.

15 are pins inserted in the sides of the bod and embraced by the shanks of the hoo s 5, which thus detachably hold the hooks in rearward position alongside of the body, and are detachable therefrom vvhen struck bya fish.

When the arts are in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the plate 8 is inclined downward at its forward part and upward at the rear and thus serves as an inclined plane to force the forward end of the device under water when drawn through the same. The

device will thus float at the surface of the water when not moving, and w en drawn through the water in trolling on otherwise,

will run under the surface at pro er distance to be correctly operative. y this means the bait will not sink to the bottom when not drawn through the water, which avoids entanglement. in weeds and other obstructions, and will run a proper distance under the surface when moved forward through the water. 'By the construction shown, the plate 8 also ocks the arms 6 in position, and prevents removal of the hooks from the arms. By partially withdrawing the screw eye 10, the arms and rear of thelate can be turned downward and detached om each is supported thereby at the: rear,'

other, thus-releasin the hooks as illustrated in Fi 3, whereby r'oken hooks can, be remove or different sizes put on, without any necessityofjusing tools. a

What I claim is:-

l. A fish bait, comprising a body adapted.

to normall float at the surface of water, an integra U shaped plate embracing the front-o the body, an eye in the front end of the mag, to which the middle of the plate to'the body; a bait, comprismg affish-shaped. body, an arm'rotative 1n the body and prothe ends of the tothe body. 1

' body, an eye inserted in the is attache and arms detachably securing late to the opposite sides of the body, and a so adapted to'attach hooks 2, A' fish bait, comprising a fish shaped ront end of the body, a U shaped'integral plate embracing the front end of the body, an upwardly pro:

jec'ting eye on the front ofthe pl ate through which the shank of the first named eye extends, "and detachable fastenings at the respective sides of the body engaging and supportin the-,rear ends of the plate in fi ed upwar' lyfand rearwardly inclined relation jecting therefrom,a hook having an eye to receive the arm, and a plate engaged by the end of the arm to detachably secure the hook thereon. 4. A fish bait, comprising a body havmg arms rotativel inserted its sides, an inclined plate etachably connected to the arms and supported-thereby at thejrear', and;

a screw to adjust and support the front of the plate.

5. A fish bait, comprisinga fish-shaped body, arms pivoted in the sides of the bodyand extending forward and upward, a U- ;shaped plate having openings engaged by the arms, an eye onthe forward part of the plate, and a screw inserted in the eye to sup port and hold the plate. v

6JA fish bait, comprising a fish-shaped body, arms rotative in the sides of the body and extending forward and u ward and terl inating in hooks, a U-shape plate embra e ing the front of the body and having open ings to receive the hooks on the' ends of the arms, an upturned eye on the front of the plate, and a screw extending through the eye and having a collar engaging the eye 'on .45" In testimon, whereof I-afiix my signature 

